Chapter 90 : Guizhou
I succeeded.
The Saphaeryeon Leader did not chase us any further.
"But… where did we agree to et up?"
Still holding hands, Seol Ye-rin was using lightness art alongside .
"Eun Bin must be bringing Yu So-dong. Since they know we plan to go to Namman, going to Guizhou would be the direct direction, right? Ah, we couldn't go up Yueyang Tower in the end."
"It is alright. We can co back after holding the wedding next ti."
"Huh?"
Only then did I realize that I was running while holding Seol Ye-rin's hand.
Although I realized it, I did not let go.
Running towards the border of Guizhou, I began to organize the events after eting Seol Ye-rin once again.
-Go to the Ice Palace.
I accepted the Heavenly Demon's order, went over to the Ice Palace, t Seol Ye-rin, and treated her.
I organized the Small Snow Squad.
As I handled the incidents and accidents occurring in the Ice Palace, I t the Sword Venerable and the Demon Queen.
Afterwards, I rose to the position of Small Snow Squad Captain and confird through the spear star that the Ice Crystal was unstable.
To stand against Hyeokryeon Geuk, who would beco the future Young Cult Leader, I secured the Ice Palace's military power and just when I thought I was adapting to the Ice Palace, I was told to go to the Potala Palace.
From eting Cheon Deung-jin at the Potala Palace to encountering the remnants of the Demonic Cult in the Fire Spirit Jade.
While bringing Cheon Deung-jin back to the Ice Palace, I obtained the legacy of one of the Ten Venerables under the Heavens, the Iron Venerable.
As soon as we returned to the Ice Palace, we tried to hold the engagent ceremony, but this ti, the remnants of the Blood Cult poisoned Seol Ye-rin.
I struggled once again to save Seol Ye-rin.
I even t my mother-in-law.
After that, I received an order to go to Namman for an engagent trip and appeared in the Jianghu.
Since I ca out to Jianghu, I decided to change the perception of the Ice Palace.
I helped Mount Hua, crossed Hubei to Hunan, and even obtained the Fighting Venerable's divine object.
I ca to see Dongting Lake but ended up eting the Saphaeryeon Leader and running away.
There were many events.
However.
'It feels like it is just starting.'
There is still much I haven't resolved.
I need to obtain the legacy of the Ice Emperor, Seol Cheon-u, but sohow, I learned the fact that the Ice Emperor created the martial arts of the Ten Venerables under the Heavens.
Thinking that perhaps his tomb might be in the Central Plains rather than the Ice Palace, and having coincidentally obtained the divine objects of the Ten Venerables under the Heavens, I realized there are other people or groups collecting these divine objects.
'Now it is just two. No, three.'
Sword Venerable, Iron Venerable, Fighting Venerable.
Since I confird that the Saphaeryeon Leader has the Twin Venerable's bracelet.
'Are there six more to find now.'
It is hard to et even one of the Ten Venerables under the Heavens in a lifeti, but I have already acquired the legacies of three.
I wonder if running into six more might unravel more clues.
In this situation, Hyeokryeon Geuk has even dispatched demonic practitioners to extend his dark influence into the Central Plains.
I also learned that the Blood Cult, known to have been annihilated a hundred years ago, is active.
Unlike when I practiced martial arts in the Demonic Cult, there were truly many things intricately tangled.
But I was not greatly afraid anymore.
I have comrades and a woman with whom I promised a future where our hearts align.
Because I recognized that there are people by my side giving strength even in difficult and exhausting monts, I was able to muster strength.
"Captain!"
"Young Master!"
"Young Palace Head!"
"It is here!"
"Mm? Why is Seol-bi……."
"Ah, I forgot to tell you. I will tell you later."
We t again with the Small Snow Squad, who brought the Divine Physician and Han Seol-bi.
***
"Sister!"
Han Seol-bi rushed over as soon as she saw Seol Ye-rin.
"Seol-bi, how are you here……."
"Ah, that is……."
Eventually, Han Seol-bi conveyed to Seol Ye-rin that the father-in-law had dispatched Han Seol-bi to the Central Plains as a monitor.
"Father is really……."
“What was he so worried about sending even Han Seol-bi?”
Seol Ye-rin grumbled and asked.
"But then, since when were you following us?"
"Well… since Mount Hua."
"Eeeeh?"
"What, you followed us from then?"
"That is truly amazing."
"…Did you know?"
-Of course I knew.
-I just did not talk about it.
For , there were always two ghosts following who were invisible to other people's eyes.
"I knew Han Seol-bi was following us in earnest starting from the cliff battle."
"You are too much."
"Haha, you have to think about father-in-law too."
"Then has everything we have been doing until now been reported?"
"Not everything, shall I say a little adaptation was added?"
"Seol-bi, you. Speak straight."
"Aah, I do not know!"
Watching Han Seol-bi run away hurriedly, I looked around.
We had entered Guizhou before I knew it.
It felt refreshing since there was no Saphaeryeon Leader chasing behind us.
If we cross Guizhou to Yunnan, it is Namman.
Considering that the Divine Physician has been sick for a while, I wanted to let him et his granddaughter as soon as possible.
"Since there are no Nine Sects One Gang or Five Great Clans in Guizhou, we can cross comfortably, right?"
"It is a terrain with many mountain ranges and canyons. Be careful not to lose your way, and make sure not to fall off a cliff like last ti."
"There is a saying to make haste slowly, right? Since we ran like crazy with lightness art until now, let us go slowly while looking at the scenery here."
"I think that is a good idea."
"I will take charge of the cooking!"
"Take Tae Un-seo's knife away."
"Eh!"
Chatter chatter.
Since there were many people, it really felt like a group trip.
At first, I wondered if we were finally going on a trip worthy of the na.
"Huuuh."
"Why is the road here so rough?"
Even though everyone was a martial artist, the rugged and humid mountains welcod the group to the point where even walking was difficult.
"This terrain has many dicinal herbs and poisonous herbs, so you must not pick up and eat just anything."
"Yes?"
Munch munch-
"Tae Un-seo, what are you eating!"
"Ah, I was hungry so the mushroom that was next to ……."
"Stop eating!"
Smack-!
Wi Ji-yeong slapped the back of Tae Un-seo's head.
Thanks to that, he was able to spit out the mushroom he was eating.
"Is it a poisonous mushroom?"
"Fortunately, it seems to be an edible mushroom. Edible mushrooms and poisonous mushrooms are a fine line apart, so be careful."
Thinking it was truly fortunate that the Divine Physician was with us, I continued to move my steps with the group.
'Co to think of it.'
-Find 'that guy' living in Guizhou. Find that guy and kill him.
As I tried to recall what mories I had about Guizhou in the past.
'Hell Poison Demon?'
I rembered the Clan Head of the Yayul Demon Clan giving an order to soone.
'That guy living in Guizhou Castle, huh.'
Is there soone living in such barren land?
Slither-
"Kyaaaak!"
"What is wrong?!"
"Snake, it is a snake!"
"Did a Seven Steps Soul Severing Snake pop out or sothing?"
"It seems to be just an ordinary snake."
Seol Ye-rin, who had bad mories regarding the Seven Steps Soul Severing Poison, stuck close behind .
"Everyone watch your ankles. Let us cut the vines in front as we go."
"Yes."
"Yu So-dong. I ask you."
"Yes?"
Eun Bin spoke to the rookie.
"Mm? Vice Captain, what are you asking the rookie to do?"
"I ant for him to cut the vines in front with his sword."
Slice- Slice-
"Ah, for things like that, isn't Tae Un-seo more of an expert?"
Although the problem is that he is still cutting vines with a kitchen knife.
"Hmm, right."
Eun Bin looked at Yu So-dong with eyes that seed sowhat regretful, then shut his mouth.
-That jerk, he is still misunderstanding.
'What?'
-Didn't you tell that baldy to move Yu So-dong?
The Sword Venerable conveyed the words Eun Bin had muttered back then.
-He has completely misunderstood.
At the Demon Queen's words, I nodded.
'No way, to think he would mistake Yu So-dong for the Sword Venerable's disciple.'
But I didn't feel a particular need to correct him.
Thinking he would naturally find out when the ti cos, rather than that.
I decided to focus more on how to pass through this rugged Guizhou Castle.
***
There was an existence watching them.
Hiss-
The pupils of a viper slowly stared at Hyeokryeon Yeom's group entering deeper into the canyon.
-They are coming deeper inside. What shall we do?
-We have no justification to stop their advance.
-If they continue straight like this, they will end up entering.
-It does not matter. Because once they enter, their death is confird anyway.
-Their numbers are large. If they co out alive... everything we prepared anwhile might co to naught.
-Isn't 'that guy' inside there? If it really cos to it, he will take care of it.
-Will it be alright?
-Yes, since the Murim is distracted right now because of the Murim Tournant anyway, I think it is fine to just leave them be.
-Yes, understood.
Hiss-
'Still, shall I watch a little more.'
The snake began to chase Hyeokryeon Yeom's group.
"Uh? Captain! The path seems blocked from here!"
"Break through!"
"Yes!"
Slice- Slice- Slice-
'He is a martial artist with extrely outstanding skills.'
He was cutting vines with a kitchen knife of all things, yet the tough vines were being severed easily.
Thud!
'They found it.'
"Captain, this won't cut."
"What is it?"
It is a stone wall.
"Mm?"
Thump- Thump-
He began to tap the stone wall.
"This, I think there is a space inside if we break it."
A giant man shouted.
"Is there a cave or sothing?"
"Could we obtain a miraculous cave encounter like last ti?"
"Cave miraculous encounter? What is that story about?"
"Ah, that is……."
Starting to chat in front of the stone wall, they didn't seem to have thoughts of breaking through.
"What is it? Then we should break through!"
At the shout of a woman possessing incredible beauty.
"I will break it!"
The giant man swung his giant sword.
Kwaang!
'Crazy, breaking it in one blow?'
It seed stronger people had gathered than expected.
The snake, beginning to worry more and more, tried to advance a little closer.
Fwoosh-
'Keu-heok!'
The connection with the snake was cut off.
"Damn it!"
"What is wrong?"
"They were trying to enter in front of the chanism, so I tried to get a little closer but it died."
"You should have been careful. But what did it die to? I don't know that. It felt like sothing caught fire."
"What? Fire?"
The colleague next to him examined the outside.
"There isn't even smoke?"
"Really? Was it a mistake?"
"But then are those guys going in?"
"It seems so."
"I don't know where those guys ca from, but they are pitiable."
"Since it is before the treasure map is distributed, wouldn't it be okay as a test?"
"I suppose so. The boss said to leave them alone too."
"Ah, that is a sha. There was a trendous beauty, will that woman die too?"
"What? Why are you saying that only now!"
"Why? Are you going to go see it too?"
"Yeah, a beauty in this barren land, that is rare!"
"It is rare indeed."
While watching the colleague try to scout the outside through the snake's eyes, the man went inside to check the chanism.
On the man's back, a mark called [Poison Palace] was engraved.
And at the top of the chanism the man was entering.
[Tomb of the Poison Venerable]
Such words were engraved.
Guizhou
Seven Steps Soul Severing Snake
Tomb of the Poison Venerable
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